Spring onions can be mature green onions or immature regular “cooking” onions. Their bulbs can be anywhere from cherry-size to almost full-size. Spring onions are typically milder than regular onions but stronger tasting than green onions.

In Italian, cipollini means “little onion”—fitting, as they’re about the size of a squashed golf ball. Cipollinis are sweet and perfect for roasting whole or caramelizing in a bit of butter. For easy peeling, drop cipollini onions in boiling water for 20–30 seconds to loosen the thin skin from the onion flesh.

A Bermuda and a Maui onion are sitting on the beach. " I like watching the waves, man. It's like the ocean is peeling it's sweet layers." "Dude, just like us --- sweet." Sweet onions are mild variety, containing less sulphur than yellow onions.

Calcot have their origins in Catalan culture, where they are known as Calí§ot. Festivals and special seasonal recipes trail them. This spring onion resembles Ramps, which also garner cult status among their fans.